My Hair Story || How I Went from a TWA to Waistlength (2008-2013)

For as long as I've been writing on here, I don't think I've ever shared with you how my natural hair journey began.  With a ne...

How I Maintain My Natural Hair on a Lazy Regimen

Short washing and detangling regimen (1.5 hours max) I skip my usual pre-poo step and go straight into washing with a cleansing conditioner,...

Natural Styles Ranked from Easiest to Hardest to Moisturize — For My Hair

When it comes to keeping my hair moisturized, certain styles work really for me and others not so much.  Let me start off by giving my hair ...

How I Keep My Ends from Tangling, Knotting and Breaking

You see, while some naturals make major hair care mistakes and then learn, my experience was quite different.  I went into my natural journ...

Healthy Body || Inspired by Carmen of MyNaturalSistas

I'm a former athlete who's officially out of shape.  For years, I weighed 123 lbs then went up to a steady 135 lbs, which wasn't...

Hair Diary || Braids, Break, and Braids

Braids, a short break, then back to braids. In my last post, I mentioned that I would do a 6-month protective style challenge.  At the time...

Hair Diary || Braids and 6-Month Protective Style Challenge

So I found a protective style (a second old faithful from the past).  It is not twists, but it does meet my needs in an interesting way.  Th...

Hair Diary || Back to Protective Styling ... But With Heat and Jumbo Twists?

So, after another summer of going wild (hair-wise, that is) , it is time to get back into protective style mode.  However, there will be som...

Hair Diary || Working on a Non-Protective Style Regimen

If you've been following my hair diary, then you probably already saw this coming.  After years of protective styling in twists and a co...

Hair Diary || From Copper-Blonde to Purple Haze

After my fun with copper-blonde highlights (see this previous post ), I have gone to purple haze .  All I did was apply a color (from Mani...

Hair Diary || Wash and Going It + Finding a Use for Gel

My hair boredom is officially cured! I guess all that I needed was to "play in my strands" for a month AND get more highlights. ...

Hair Diary || Curing My Hair Boredom ...

In my last entry, I mentioned that I’ve literally become bored with my natural hair.  After thinking about it more, it could be because it...

Hair Diary || A Month of Chunky Twists to Hair Boredom

Throwback pic (Dec. 2013). Okay, it has been a while since I've posted in the "Hair Diary" ... largely because I've been b...